THE DETAILS
Sun., Aug. 25
1 p.m. at Rudd Field (Amherst, Mass.)
Rutgers (1-0-1)
vs. UMass (0-2-0)
LAST TIME OUT
Rutgers women’s soccer (1-0-1) earned a 1-1 draw with Wake Forest (1-0-1) last Sunday afternoon at Yurcak Field to kick off its 2024 home campaign. Redshirt-freshman forward Reilly McGlinn scored the Scarlet Knights’ goal on her first collegiate shot attempt. Rutgers took the 1-0 lead with 90 seconds left in the first half when junior midfielder Allie Post threaded a ball to McGlinn, who took the breakaway chance and buried her first collegiate goal inside the far post from the left side of Wake Forest’s 18-yard box.
LOOKING FOR MORE IN 2024
Last season, the Scarlet Knights continued a longstanding tradition of NCAA Championships soccer, making the bracket for the 12th year in a row, 14th time in the last 16 years, and 18th time overall after a 9-win regular season campaign. RU placed four on the 2023 All-Big Ten awards. Then-juniors Riley Tiernan and Emily Mason earned All-Big Ten Second Team, with Mason earning All-Region Second Team and Tiernan grabbing All-Region Third Team honors. Rutgers finished the regular season unbeaten in five of its final six, rising to No. 37 in the RPI rankings. Their results were highlighted by three shutout victories over NCAA RPI Top 50 teams, including No. 34 Ohio State on the road, No. 42 Providence, and No. 50 Michigan.
“We’ve been focusing on our relationships and making sure we’re all on the same page before the season starts,” Tiernan said. “We know what we’re chasing. It’s important to remember that throughout the season as things get challenging. We’ll be reminding ourselves why we’re working so hard and why we’re working for each other.”
Rutgers finished 5-4-1 in the Big Ten last season for a sixth-place tie, qualifying for the conference tournament for a perfect 10th consecutive year since joining the Big Ten in 2014. The Scarlet Knights welcome 12 newcomers (eight first-years and four transfers) to the roster, joining 19 returning players in 2024, including the six seniors that won the Big Ten title with a 10-0 record and went to the College Cup (NCAA Tournament semifinals) in 2021.
“We are super close; these are my best friends,” said senior forward Gia Girman. “We’ve been playing together for years and it translates well on the field…
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